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When the fairy heard this, she was much amazed. However, she decided to give the old woman what
she desired. She asked the old woman to turn round three times and close her eyes. When she opened them
again the next morning, she found herself in a mansion on a hilltop with a manservant and a maidservant to
do her bidding! Again, not a word of thanks did she give to the fairy. The fairy wandered but she began to
think about her again.
When she came to the mansion on the hilltop, she found the old woman in her velvet chair, sitting and
complaining, “Oh, what a pity! I have to live in such a drafty old mansion. I should be living in the palace.
Oh, yes, I should be the queen with musicians to entertain me and courtiers to bow to me.”
“There she shall stay!” exclaimed the fairy. “If she can’t be happy here, she won’t be happy there. For,
after all, happiness comes from the heart! Not from the house!”
Adopted from: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/fishermanwife/stories/vinegarbottle.html (March
26, 2019)
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle (An English Tale)
Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a vinegar bottle. The old woman would often
sit on her front steps and complain. “Oh, what a pity! Why do I live in a tiny house such as this? I should be
living in a charming cottage with a thatched roof and roses growing up the walls.”
One day, a fairy happened to be flying overhead and she heard the old woman’s complaint. “I can do
that,” thought the fairy. “If that’s what she wants, that’s what she’ll get.” Then, to the old woman, she said,
“When you go to bed tonight, turn round three times and close your eyes. In the morning, just see what you
shall see.”
“Good heavens,” thought the fairy. “Will she never be content? Well, if that’s what she wants, that’s
what she’ll get.” Then, to the old woman, she said, “When you go to bed tonight, turn round three times and
close your eyes. When you open them again in the morning, just see what you shall see!”
The old woman could not wait to go to bed that night. She turned round three times and closed her
eyes. When she opened them again the next morning, she found herself in the palace and she was the queen,
with musicians to entertain her and courtiers to bow to her. “Oh, yes! This is what I’ve always dreamed of.
The old woman thought the fairy was likely batty, but she decided to give it a try. When she went to bed
that night, she turned round three times and closed her eyes. When she opened them again in the morning,
she found herself in a charming cottage with a thatched roof and roses growing up the walls!
“It’s just what I’ve always wanted,” she said. “I know I will be so happy here.” However, not a word of
thanks did she give to the fairy. Then, the fairy left the woman to do all her duties. Suddenly, she began to
think about that old woman. “I wonder how that old woman is getting along. The one who used to live in the
vinegar bottle. I think I’ll just stop round and see.”
“Well!” said the fairy. “There is just no pleasing some people! If that’s what she wants, that’s what
she’ll not get!” To the old woman, she said, “When you go to bed tonight, turn round three times and close
your eyes. When you open them again in the morning, just see what you shall see.”
The old woman hurried to bed that night. She turned round three times and closed her eyes. When she
opened them again the next morning, she found herself right back in her vinegar bottle!
I know I will be so happy here!” Again, not a word of thanks did she give to the fairy. The fairy left the
woman but then, she was curious about that old woman again.
When she arrived at the palace, there sat the old woman on her throne, sitting and complaining, “Oh
what a pity! I am only be the queen of such an insignificant little kingdom. I should be the empress of the
universe. That’s what I really deserve!”

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